In the first Greenwich Industrial History Society talk after our summer break, Richard Allen will be recounting the history of the North Kent line and the other associated railways,such as the London and Greenwich Railway, plus the Thames and Medway Canal. For booking details, scroll to the end of this post. Richard, a chartered electrical…
Evening talk by Peter Metcalf Another talk which circumstances caused to be postponed from the tail end of the last season. Note: We meet in the ‘Savoy’, aka the Portacabin, at the rear of the site. All welcome.
One of our long-standing members, John Holden, will speak to us about the history of the incanescent light bulb. John is extremely knowledgeable on all things 'electric' and 'bulbs' The meeting will commence with the short formal BIAG AGM. Non-members are welcome, but a small charge of £3.00 is payable to defray costs such as…
Meet outside Bedwyn Station at 10:30 following the departure of the 09:33 from Reading that arrives Newbury at 09:54 to change train and pick-up the 10:11 service to Bedwyn that arrives at 10:30 to walk down to the start at Bedwyn Wharf Bridge (95). We will then walk along the towpath from Bedwyn Wharf Bridge…
Members may well recall our speaker, Wally Webb, as a roving reporter for Radio Norfolk. The Diamond Centre is a former school operated by Sprowston Council and houses a number of community uses. It can be accessed from the outer ring road, from School Lane which is between the Wroxham Road roundabout and the…
Lawrence Bennett, author, describes the pioneering long-range radio stations of Somerset. Somerset’s two main high-frequency point-to-point receiving stations were at Bridgwater and Somerton, with sister stations at Bodmin and Dorchester. They provided secure and efficient radio links between the UK and the rest of the world, and their importance in the 20th century cannot be…
Evening talk by Bob Gwynne, a former member of Staff at the NRM York. All welcome.
To mark the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, this year’s EIAG Annual Meeting has been extended to allow for a series of short talks on the impact of the development of railways in Essex. The provisional programme is as follows: 1400 EIAG business and introduction to the talks 1430…
Bill Burns (from New York) asks was there really a Victorian Internet, (and how did we get from there to here?). The worldwide boom in undersea cables reduced message time from months to minutes, which completely changed how Government, warfare and commerce were conducted. For details about how to participate visit: https://www.sias.me.uk/index.htm
Meet outside Reading Station (winter.zeal.toned) at 10:30 on 25th October to walk down to County Lock (106) on the Kennet & Avon Canal, we will then walk towards Kennet Mouth and the confluence with the river Thames and follow the Thames Path to Caversham Bridge. On the way we will visit the Reading Riverside Museum…
Miller and millwright Martin Watts looks at Somerset mills in art and illustrations. Once a crucial source of power for industry and essential for agriculture, mills were often used to depict and romanticise rural life and landscapes, and now may be the only record of a long-lost mill. At Silver Street there is also…
Our speaker is based in Bradford, and members may recall there were a number of connections between the Norwich and Bradford woollen industries. Zoom meetings avoid travelling in the dark winter months and allow us to enjoy speakers who may not have been able to travel to in person meetings. All members will be…
